WTB: cable modem

Jeffbx · 01-02-2007, 02:40 PM

Anyone have a cable modem lying about that they're willing to part with? I'm hoping to get a Motorola SB5101 or SB5100.

My old 4100 is begging to be retired. Hoping to get one for about $30 shipped to MI - or I have some goodies to trade (desktop RAM, laptop RAM, laptop HD, some other assorted hardware)

brainsmile · 01-02-2007, 02:54 PM

sorry... I have a router but not a modem

aznaphrodite · 01-03-2007, 09:32 PM

I have a DSL modem. It's a Westell Wirespeed and standard issue from Verizon DSL.

Jeffbx · 01-04-2007, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aznaphrodite

I have a DSL modem. It's a Westell Wirespeed and standard issue from Verizon DSL.

I only need a cable modem, but thanks for checking.

(I actually have one of those Westells already!)

nhbilly · 01-05-2007, 03:44 PM

I got a sb4100 :-) not sure if you want to go back to another one but I won't mind trading. works fine.

MikeD · 01-05-2007, 05:48 PM

Jeff, since you've already been offered a router and DSL modem...wanna buy a KVM? Switch? New speakers?

JackHammer · 01-07-2007, 06:47 PM

I have one and it's a Motorola but I don't know what model. I have to find it though. Hopefully I didn't throw it out.

Jeffbx · 01-08-2007, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhbilly

I got a sb4100 :-) not sure if you want to go back to another one but I won't mind trading. works fine.

Thanks, but my 4100 is working ok, but 1) like an idiot I'm still renting it from Comcast & want to return it, and 2) I want something DOCSIS 2.0 - rumor is there's another speed increasing coming (16Mb??!!?) and I want to be ready.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeD

Jeff, since you've already been offered a router and DSL modem...wanna buy a KVM? Switch? New speakers?

Thanks - everyone please keep the offers coming, and maybe I'll see something I like.

Markel · 01-08-2007, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffbx

I want something DOCSIS 2.0 - rumor is there's another speed increasing coming (16Mb??!!?) and I want to be ready.

Wow! That would be sweet! I imagine that the new modem Comcast swapped in (when I went from their "Digital Phone" to their "Digital Voice") is DOCSIS 2.0.

/me runs off to dslreports to read the latest Comcast rumors.

[edit]...where I found the following posted from someone who claims to be in Comcast tech support:

Quote:

the actual speeds after the benefit are 16mbs DOWNLOAD and 1.5 UPLOAD these new speeds were the same for both the standard(6mb, 768mb)and the upgraded (8mb)accounts. this will probably change in order to benefit the upgraded customers.
All this for no extra cost....

SWEEEEEEEEET!!!

yippiekiyeh · 01-11-2007, 03:45 PM

Well I bit the bullet and bought one on flea bay and it was a reasonable price...works wonders with my 10/1 cable speed that I just got a few days ago... I'm loving the new speed, and 16/1.5 would be mindblowing! It definitely paid for itself after owning instead of renting.

Markel · 01-11-2007, 10:10 PM

Whoooaaa - this is way crazy. I just switched from an older (SMC) router to a newer one (US Robotics MAXg) that I had picked up (in case the SMC would be a bottleneck - it's pretty old, and I've seen older routers run much slower). I had been getting the expected 6Mbps download speed that Comcast talks about. I also noticed that my cable/telephony modem (Comcast provided Arris brand) says it's only DOCSIS 1.1. But after I installed the new router (and did some resets on my cable modem), I'm pulling off Usenet at a rate of about 20 Mbps! Why I'm getting this speed I have no idea, but I'm sure not complaining! (Browser speed tests still show the typical 6Mbps speeds.)

Jeffbx · 01-12-2007, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yippiekiyeh

Well I bit the bullet and bought one on flea bay and it was a reasonable price...works wonders with my 10/1 cable speed that I just got a few days ago... I'm loving the new speed, and 16/1.5 would be mindblowing! It definitely paid for itself after owning instead of renting.

Which one did you get?

01-02-2007, 02:40 PM	#1
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	WTB: cable modem Anyone have a cable modem lying about that they're willing to part with? I'm hoping to get a Motorola SB5101 or SB5100. My old 4100 is begging to be retired. Hoping to get one for about $30 shipped to MI - or I have some goodies to trade (desktop RAM, laptop RAM, laptop HD, some other assorted hardware)

01-02-2007, 02:54 PM	#2
brainsmile Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: woah... why is welfareloser here with me so early in the morning and more importantly why am I wearing her clothes?!? Posts: 13,754	sorry... I have a router but not a modem __________________ ********************************** DCM #1 (Founder) "Nobody beats Vitus Gerulaitis 18 times in a row." - Vitus Gerulaitis on beating Jimmy Connors after 17 failed attempts.

01-03-2007, 09:32 PM	#3
aznaphrodite Lieutenant Commander Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 650	I have a DSL modem. It's a Westell Wirespeed and standard issue from Verizon DSL. __________________ Rebecca ladyrebecca.com/moonprincess.com/popples.org

01-05-2007, 03:44 PM	#5
nhbilly Commander Join Date: May 2000 Location: santa ana ca usa Posts: 1,156	I got a sb4100 :-) not sure if you want to go back to another one but I won't mind trading. works fine. __________________ PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING YOUR BODY.....

01-05-2007, 05:48 PM	#6
MikeD President, Cowboys Nation Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In the 'burbs, west of D.C. Posts: 5,139	Jeff, since you've already been offered a router and DSL modem...wanna buy a KVM? Switch? New speakers? __________________

01-07-2007, 06:47 PM	#7
JackHammer Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The Toilet Capital of America Posts: 1,328	I have one and it's a Motorola but I don't know what model. I have to find it though. Hopefully I didn't throw it out. __________________ "I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman." -Royal Tenebaum "Oh yeah. Oh yeah. I would do everything to her, I don't care what she looks like. I would wreck that chick." -Brian from the Family Guy after Peter asked him whether he would have sex with Lois.

01-11-2007, 03:45 PM	#10
yippiekiyeh A Friend of a Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: WESTSIDE! Posts: 1,673	Well I bit the bullet and bought one on flea bay and it was a reasonable price...works wonders with my 10/1 cable speed that I just got a few days ago... I'm loving the new speed, and 16/1.5 would be mindblowing! It definitely paid for itself after owning instead of renting. __________________ Distributed.Net I'm Trying this blogger thang... Last edited by yippiekiyeh : 01-11-2007 at 03:53 PM.

01-11-2007, 10:10 PM	#11
Markel Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11,733	Whoooaaa - this is way crazy. I just switched from an older (SMC) router to a newer one (US Robotics MAXg) that I had picked up (in case the SMC would be a bottleneck - it's pretty old, and I've seen older routers run much slower). I had been getting the expected 6Mbps download speed that Comcast talks about. I also noticed that my cable/telephony modem (Comcast provided Arris brand) says it's only DOCSIS 1.1. But after I installed the new router (and did some resets on my cable modem), I'm pulling off Usenet at a rate of about 20 Mbps! Why I'm getting this speed I have no idea, but I'm sure not complaining! (Browser speed tests still show the typical 6Mbps speeds.)

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